"gray bale" wrote in message
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| Ive tried tilting mower and on the highest wheel setting, blade looks
pretty
| good to me. But all that happens is I get a swirled effect in the grass
and
| the grass is flattened. No grass appears in box.
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| Also on the low setting, I cannot even knock the top of daisies or clover.
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| Ive seen a guy down the road, who has a similar model, and his blade is
| blunt and chipped and it is 20 years old.
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| With the mower turned over on its side and engine OFF, you can get hold of
| his blade and its very hard to turn, whereas mine is very easy to turn.
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id still sharpen the blade. mine was doing exactly what yours is doing,
which is basically hitting the grass and bending it rather than cutting it.
short grass isn't such a problem with a blunt blade because the blade has
less grass slowing it down and so can rely on the shear speed of the blade
to slice it. long grass needs a sharp blade to cope with the heavy load and
slower cutting speed.

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